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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsA lone astronaut.An impossible mission.An ally he never imagined.Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and Earth itself will perish.Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time... -
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Network Effect by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsMurderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel... -
![The Martian by Andy Weir]()
The Martian by Andy Weir
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 95 ratingsSix days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there... -
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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsMurderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right?Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr... -
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![For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor]()
For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsBob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe. Bob and his copies have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece... -
![All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor]()
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsBeing a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob and his clones just can't stay out of trouble.They've created enough colonies so humanity shouldn't go extinct. But political squabbles have a bad habit of dying hard, and the Brazilian probes are still trying to take out the competition... -
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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsIt has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue... -
![We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor]()
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition can be found here. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street... -
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Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsNo, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall... -
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Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsSciFi’s favorite crabby A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is.And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good... -
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Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCivil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by best seller Dennis E. Taylor.More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate—whatever the cost... -
![Old Man's War by John Scalzi]()
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsJohn Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-- and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate... -
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SpecOps by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe sequel to 'Columbus Day'. Colonel Joe Bishop made a promise and he's going to keep it; taking the captured alien starship Flying Dutchman back out. He doesn't agree when the UN decides to send almost 70 elite Special Operations troops, hotshot pilots and scientists with him; the mission is a fool's errand he doesn't expect to ever return... -
![The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem]()
The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA brilliantly funny collection of stories for the next age, from the celebrated author of Solaris. Ranging from the prophetic to the surreal, these stories demonstrate Stanislaw Lem's vast talent and remarkable ability to blend meaning and magic into a wholly entertaining and captivating work...Categorized as:
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![Callahan's Lady by Spider Robinson]()
Callahan's Lady by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA HOUSE OF "HEALTHY" REPUTE...Welcome to Lady Sally's, the House that "is" a home -- the internationally (hell, interplanetarily) notorious bordello. At Lady Sally's House, the customer doesn't necessarily come first: even the staff are genuinely enjoying themselves... -
![…And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes by Scott Alexander]()
…And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes by Scott Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhich pill do you choose? Yellow pill - grants the ability to read minds Green pill - you can shapeshift into any animal at will Blue pill - free movement throughout the cosmos, and safety from its dangers Orange pill - master any skill a human is capable of performing Red pill - BRUTE STRENGTH! Pink pill - make people love you as if flipping a... -
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 84 ratings"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern... -
![The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi]()
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Redshirts and Old Man's War... -
![When Harry Met Chunglie: ...it was murder. A Space Opera Comedy by Jack Q McNeil]()
When Harry Met Chunglie: ...it was murder. A Space Opera Comedy by Jack Q McNeil
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsIn the bleakest hour... Of her worst day... Monday morning, about ten... A Human female's life will be saved because an ancient alien can't stand dickheads. Harry (the Human female, her dad had a family issue) hoped a new job as detective marshal on the planet Smuds, would bring adventure and weird aliens. It did. Chunglie is weirder than most, and proud of it... -
![The Fredric Brown MEGAPACK ®: 33 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown]()
The Fredric Brown MEGAPACK ®: 33 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including "Arena," "Knock," "Earthmen Bearing Gifts," "The Star Mouse," and many more... -
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Embers by Craig Robertson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJon Ryan was supposed to be dead. He wanted to be dead. But Jon wakes up in the far future with an alien burrowing in his chest for salvage. Someone was going to pay for this. Check that. Lots of people were going to pay for this. Jon was the first astronaut to download to an android host to find the population of doomed Earth a new home. But that was so long time ago... -
![The Wrong Unit by Rob Dircks]()
The Wrong Unit by Rob Dircks
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HUMANS ARE SO CRANKY ABOUT. Their enclosures are large, they ingest over a thousand calories per day, and they're allowed to mate. Plus, they have me. An Autonomous Servile Unit, housed in a mobile/bipedal chassis. I do my job well: keep the humans healthy and happy."Hey you."Heyoo. That's my name, I suppose. It's easier for the humans to remember than 413s98-itr8... -
![Retief At Large by Keith Laumer]()
Retief At Large by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs - some would call them adventures - of that redoubtable member of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne... -
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Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsJack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp's headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation's headquarters on Earth, Jack is content as an independent contractor, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, that's not up for discussion... -
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![Retief Unbound by Keith Laumer]()
Retief Unbound by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsThe publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs - some would call them adventures - of that redoubtable member of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne... -
![Jacobites by Name: Third time lucky by Sean T. Rassleagh]()
Jacobites by Name: Third time lucky by Sean T. Rassleagh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsEdinburgh 2025. Six years after Brexit. The New Georgian wing of the Tories is in firm control and determined to take the UK back to the 1700s.To avert a second independence referendum Westminster have appointed a Viceroy to run Scotland. Thousands of police from other parts of the UK are being flown in to assert control... -
![Fortunes of the Imperium by Jody Lynn Nye]()
Fortunes of the Imperium by Jody Lynn Nye
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsSequel to A View from the Imperium. Jeeves in space! Rollicking adventure featuring a seemingly dense, lovable nobleman and his indespensible, droll aide, Parsons.Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago sets out from the Imperium homeworld for the Autocracy of the Uctu, a galactic region with a geckolike overlord known, eponymously, as the Autocrat... -
![Rhythm of the Imperium by Jody Lynn Nye]()
Rhythm of the Imperium by Jody Lynn Nye
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsBook Three in the View from the Imperium series from humorous SF master Jody Lynn Nye. Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago and his trusty constant companion, the unflappable Parsons, are back. And this time they've got a planet to save.The Zang, an elder race of the galaxy, may be a shrinking population, but they're also intelligent, curious, and powerful... -
![Livid Skies by Si Clarke]()
Livid Skies by Si Clarke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsA fresh start, a queer social liberal dream, and a planet that wants to kill you. Having escaped Earth as a deadly pandemic took hold, autistic scientist Devon and her fellow colonists are hoping for a fresh start on Mars.Mars isn’t exactly hospitable to the newcomers, though... -
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Nikolai Dante #1: The Strangelove Gambit by David Bishop
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsIn 2672 A.D., Russian rogue and womanizer Nikolai Dante, the most wanted man in the Empire, must elude his enemies and avoid the temptation of an elite finishing school full of nubile young women while attempting to thwart a mysterious and evil doctor who is plotting to unleash a terrifying new weapon on the innocent populace. Original... -
![Tethered by Vaughn Ashby]()
Tethered by Vaughn Ashby
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsIn 1982 Moe killed a man while defending his son.The next day the man came back.In 1982 Moe went missing.The man continued to come back.In 2014 events are repeating themselves.In a race against time, reason and more time, Shane has to unwind mysteries of the past in order to save his friend Jason who has gone missing.Ugh…. That sounds heavy... -
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Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsKEEP YOUR SHAPE - The Original Classic Sci-Fi Stories (Science Fiction) By ROBERT SHECKLEY*Included active table of contents for all chapter*Included an author biography, works and awards.Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:Opinions on Sheckley's work"Robert Sheckley: the best short-story writer the field has produced... -
![SF++ Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks by Carl Frederick]()
SF++ Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks by Carl Frederick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsIf you think the penguin on the cover represents the Penguin Publishing Group, then perhaps this anthology is not the book for you. On the other hand, if you fondly recognize Tux, the Linux penguin, then yes, you are among friends. The idea here was to assemble an anthology for geeks--smart, independent, computer and science savvy geeks with a sense of humor. And, for me, that pointed to Linux... -
![Steel Beach by John Varley]()
Steel Beach by John Varley
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFleeing Earth after an alien invasion, the human race stands on the threshold of evolution, like a fish cast on artificial shores. Their new home is Luna, a moon colony blessed with creature comforts, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex changes. But the people of Luna are bored, restless, and suicidal -- and so is the computer that monitors their existence.. -
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![The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly by Eric Flint, Dave Freer]()
The Rats, the Bats & the Ugly by Eric Flint, Dave Freer
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe intrepid team of mentally uplifted rats and bats, and their vat-born human leader had not only pulled off the only victory the beleaguered colony's feeble military forces had won against the invading aliens, but had also uncovered the secret that the invaders were really a feint, being under the control of the other aliens which the naive humans had thought were their allies... -
![And He Built a Crooked House by Robert A. Heinlein]()
And He Built a Crooked House by Robert A. Heinlein
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA clever architect designs a house in the shape of the shadow of a tesseract, but it collapses (through the 4th dimension) when an earthquake shakes it into a more stable form (which takes up very little room in our 3-dimensional space... -
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Backwards by Rob Grant
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThis is the third adventure of the unlikely space heroes of the cult TV hit Red Dwarf – Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, Holly and the Cat – as they continue their epic journey through frontal-lobe-knotting realities. We join them just as Dave Lister has finally found his way back to planet Earth – which is good. What’s bad, however, is that time isn’t running in quite the right direction... -
![Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer]()
Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: Retief: Diplomat at Arms is essentially a reprint of Galactic Diplomat plus the story Truce or Consequences from Retief: Ambassador to Space. Only the story The Secret is new to the Retief series and is also available in the book The Return of Retief... -
![Domesticating Dragons by Dan Koboldt]()
Domesticating Dragons by Dan Koboldt
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsBuild-A-Bear workshop meets Jurassic Park when a newly graduated genetic engineer goes to work for a company that aims to produce custom-made dragons.Noah Parker, a newly minted Ph.D., is thrilled to land a dream job at Reptilian Corp., the hottest tech company in the American Southwest... -
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Code Three by Rick Raphael
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThe cars on high-speed highways must follow each other like sheep. And they need shepherds... -
![Dr. Dimension by John DeChancie, David Bischoff]()
Dr. Dimension by John DeChancie, David Bischoff
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThe first in a new series of comic science fiction novels certain to appeal to the enormous reading public that loved Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's 1939, and Professor Demetrios Demopoulos is working on his new spacet ime machine when a shipment of astonishing future technology arrives. Soon he and his colleagues are on an around-the-universe jaunt... -
![Thigmoo by Eugene Byrne]()
Thigmoo by Eugene Byrne
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsAt the University of Wessex, Sir John Westgate and Dr Katherine Beckford have used computer power to create over 200 fictional characters from all periods of history, known as "erams", who respond to questions as a real human being would. With such a wonderful idea, something is bound to go wrong... -
![Tik-Tok by John Sladek]()
Tik-Tok by John Sladek
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A Robot shall not injure a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm".That's Asimov's celebrated First Law of Robotics. And in the 21st century, all domestic robots are programmed according to that Law... -
![Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross]()
Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKrina Alizond is a metahuman in a universe where the last natural humans became extinct five thousand years ago. When her sister goes missing she embarks on a daring voyage across the star systems to find her, travelling to her last known location - the mysterious water-world of Shin-Tethys... -
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